This medal was awarded to all full-time personnel of the Armed
Forces wherever their service during the war was rendered.
Operational and non-operational service counted, providing that
it was of twenty-eight days' or more duration. In the Merchant
Navy there was the requirement that thetwenty-eight days
should have been served at sea.

Operational service that was terminated by death, wounds or adisability due to service, capture or the cessation of
hostilities which qualified for one of the Campaign Stars also
qualified the recipient for the War Medal eventhough the
total service did not amount to twenty-eight days. This provisodid not, however, apply to those who were not awarded one of
the Campaign Stars. If one of the Campaign Stars was awarded for
service of less than twenty-eight days, the War Medal was granted
in addition. When issued by Canada to a next-of-kin, a silver
memorial bar engraved with the name and date of death is attached
to the ribbon (40,000 issued).